1978 general · November 7, 1978

1978 Nebraska election results

Every race on Nebraska's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

Races30

Changed party0

Unopposed17%5 races

Incumbents defeated0

U.S. Senate

D 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Nebraska	J. James Exon (D)	35.3

R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Nebraska	Charles Thone (R)	11.9

D 1 · R 2

Race	Winner	Won by
NE-1	Douglas Bereuter (R)	16.3
NE-2	John J. Cavanaugh (D)	4.6
NE-3	Virginia Smith (R)	60.0

Other 25

Race	Winner	Won by
LD-2	Calvin F. Carsten (OTH)	Unopposed
LD-4	Larry D. Stoney (OTH)	21.8
LD-6	Peter Hoagland (OTH)	1.4
LD-8	Vard Johnson (OTH)	11.8
LD-10	Carol McBride Pirsch (OTH)	13.8
LD-12	Jerry Koch (OTH)	22.6
LD-14	Tom Fitzgerald (OTH)	3.8
LD-16	Walter George (OTH)	3.6
LD-18	William H. Hasebrock (OTH)	Unopposed
LD-20	Glenn A. Goodrich (OTH)	34.6
LD-21	Thomas C. Kennedy (OTH)	42.3
LD-22	Donald N. Dworak (OTH)	Unopposed
LD-24	Harold F. Sieck (OTH)	0.9
LD-26	Don Wesely (OTH)	18.8
LD-28	Chris Beutler (OTH)	10.7
LD-30	George Bill Burrows (OTH)	6.6
LD-32	Richard Maresh (OTH)	35.4
LD-34	Maurice A. Kremer (OTH)	21.0
LD-36	Ron Cope (OTH)	22.6
LD-38	Tom Vickers (OTH)	10.0
LD-40	John W. Decamp (OTH)	Unopposed
LD-42	Myron G. Rumery (OTH)	Unopposed
LD-44	Rex Haberman (OTH)	9.9
LD-46	David M. Landis (OTH)	15.3
LD-48	William E. Nichol (OTH)	1.0